My Lighthouse vs Hello, Planks!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Lighthouse
This app helps you understand yourself better by tracking your mood, setting life goals, and journaling your thoughts. It offers AI-powered insights and visualizations to guide your personal growth and emotional well-being.
- Mood tracking and trend analysis
- Personalized goal setting for life pillars
- Daily journaling with emotion reflection
- AI-powered insights and summaries
- Visual progress charts and analytics
- Data security with top-tier encryption
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How is your life really going? Not today — overall, across the things that matter to you. My Lighthouse is a calm, one-minute journal. Pick three to five parts of your life to look after — family, health, work, sleep, anything you like. Each evening, check in: how was the day, how did each part fare — bright, dim or unlit — and a note when something's worth keeping. On a rough day, one word is enough. Or nothing at all. Day by day, a picture forms that you can't see any other way. THE DAILY RITUAL • A one-minute evening check-in, built around your own pillars • A morning page for thoughts that won't wait — your sentences are sorted into the pillars they touch, kept in your own words • Busy night? Press and hold the reminder and log the day without opening the app • Missed a day? Fill it in later — honest gaps, no guilt • Widgets and gentle reminders that already know when you've logged WHAT THE APP GIVES BACK • A weekly report every Sunday: what rose, what dipped, and two honest sentences about your week • A letter at the end of each month from the Keeper, who read your notes and quotes you back to yourself • Trends, patterns and an annual report — watch the picture form • "A year ago today": your own words, returned when they matter • One photo a week becomes your year in light THE KEEPER A companion who remembers your year. Ask it anything — it answers plainly, with your actual days and notes to hand: "Work was bright four of the last seven days — and Family went unlit on three of them." No lectures, no guilt. YOUR WEEK, POINTED SOMEWHERE Choose one focus each week and say what would make it a win. The app keeps it in view — and asks how it went, in your words. KIND BY DESIGN • A heavy day never becomes homework: mark it and rest • Take a moment: a minute of slow, guided breathing • Rest days and holidays for any pillar — life bends, and the app bends with it • Day and night themes that follow the sky PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your notes are encrypted and your journal locks with Face ID. Nothing you write is sold, shared or used for ads. If you choose, share a single light with one trusted person — they see how you're doing, never what you wrote. My Lighthouse is free to use every day: check-ins, weekly reports, trends, and a weekly conversation with the Keeper. One simple yearly subscription unlocks the monthly and annual letters and the Keeper every day. Start tonight. Three lanterns, one minute — and the picture begins. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Hello, Planks!
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Version 3 At its core, it’s more than a stopwatch: It’s your personal plank-warrior timer, with a big, bold start/stop button front and centre ...counting every second as you power through the burn. And forget the screen dimming after 30 seconds: this timer stays awake for the long haul, just like you. Every plank you crush is logged with motivating stats and progress tracking. Earn shiny crowns as you unlock achievements, and watch your planks turn into bars on your journey to greatness. Hold longer than your average? Your bar gets darker and stronger. Shorter plank? It still counts, ...because it’s still progress. Your mission: stack those longer, darker lines at the top and level up over time. And that’s just the beginning… Remember: the only bad plank is the one that didn’t happen. Summary: More than a stopwatch—this is your plank timer, logbook, and progress tracker in one. At its core, it’s more than a stopwatch. It’s your personal plank-warrior timer, with a big, bold start/stop button front and centre—counting every second as you power through the burn. And forget the screen dimming after 30 seconds: this timer stays awake for the long haul, just like you. Every plank you crush is logged with motivating stats and progress tracking. Earn shiny crowns as you unlock achievements, and watch your planks turn into bars on your journey to greatness. Hold longer than your average? Your bar gets darker and stronger. Shorter plank? It still counts—because it’s still progress. Your mission: stack those longer, darker lines at the top and level up over time. And that’s just the beginning… Remember: the only bad plank is the one that didn’t happen. TLDR; • Build consistency, beat your average, and watch your streak grow—one plank at a time. • Big, simple start/stop timer (with screen-awake support) • Automatic plank history with stats • Achievement crowns to celebrate milestones • Clean bar charts that show your progress at a glance (longer = darker) Build consistency, beat your average, and watch your streak grow—one plank at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hello, Planks! at none against My Lighthouse's 1. My Lighthouse's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. My Lighthouse sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Hello, Planks! asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Lighthouse ships an update every 5 days, Hello, Planks! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Lighthouse | Hello, Planks! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synquire Ltd | Martin Pein |
In-app purchases
My Lighthouse
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
Hello, Planks!
No in-app purchases
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